"Ladies and gentlemen, please continue to pay attention to the semi-finals of this year's Japan Barista Competition, after the elimination of the previous round, there are 10 contestants who have qualified for the second stage of the competition, they are ......"

While the presenters were still introducing the top 10 players one by one, Sakurako had already started to make her own cappuccino. Because milk is used to neutralize the flavor of the coffee, the roasting of coffee beans is very different from simply making espresso. Because the production of milk coffee needs to stimulate the sweetness of the coffee itself, it is necessary to highlight the caramel flavor of the bean itself when roasting.

However, in addition to the taste, there is also an important consideration for milk coffee is the barista's latte art technique. When making cappuccino, you need to add steam milk and foamed milk to neutralize the bitterness in the coffee, which is completely from the taste point of view, but in the development of coffee culture, some performance colors have been gradually added, and with the popularity of the concept of specialty coffee, the latte art technology of coffee has gradually become a feature of many coffee shops. With the increasing number of people interested in latte art technology, this method of one-milk painting has gradually been accepted by the industry and promoted.

Since the start of the second round, the photographers on the field have focused most of their time on Katsumi Tokai, the founder and owner of 100% Arabica. Because everyone present knew very well that in this link, no one was the opponent of Katsumi Tokai at all.

As one of the two major competitions under the British Columbia (International Barista Association), the World Latte Art Competition is a professional competition on the same level as the World Barista Competition. Being able to win the championship of the World Latte Art Competition is enough to prove that Tokai Ke is really amazing at making milk coffee. Even Hidenori Izaki from Maruyama Coffee, Japan's No. 1 specialty coffee brand, can't compare to it.

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Sakurako, who was immersed in the nervousness of making cappuccino, did not have the energy to pay attention to her opponent's movements, and when she finished the espresso skillfully, she immediately introduced the milk into the milk froth pot and began the process of making milk foam. When Sakurako closed the lid of the milk froth pot, she gently twitched the pressurized valve on the top of the lid, and as the air was continuously injected into the milk froth, the originally pure milk was instantly filled with a large amount of gas, the volume began to expand, and the quality became lighter.

Making milk foam by hand is a task that requires meticulous care and patience, because if the action is too rude, the bubbles produced in the milk are likely to be large and small, and not uniform enough. And the large volume of milk foam has always been the most headache for baristas. Therefore, how to make small bubble milk foam with uniform and delicate texture is a test of the basic skills of baristas in making milk coffee.

"Ah...... The Donghai player has already begun to enter the final link, and while everyone is still preparing for milk foaming, the Donghai player is already about to start his latte art performance?"

Looking at the pair of skillful hands that appeared on the screen, holding the coffee cup in one hand and depicting delicate patterns on the coffee with the other hand, everyone present was attracted by the exquisite skills of Katsumi Tokai. I saw that with the slight shaking of Tokai Katsumi's wrist, a beautiful rose pattern gradually emerged in the coffee cup, and the shape of large petals mixed with branches and leaves floated perfectly above the coffee cup. It's like a cartoonist sketching with a brush.

As Katsumi Tokai was the first to complete his work, the woodwinds of the audience focused on him. Maruyama Coffee's Izaki was the second to complete his work. As more and more baristas completed the cappuccino making in the audience, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but sweat for Sakura.

"There are still ten seconds left, so please hurry up for those who haven't finished yet. ”

When the countdown began, Sakurako was carefully lightly embellishing her latte art with cinnamon powder, and it wasn't until the last second that Sakurako finally finished her work. ”

"Ah...... It's a shame that three contestants didn't finish their work before the end of the countdown. ”

When the host of the scene announced the result. Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but feel secretly glad for Sakura. Sakurako was able to finish her work at the last minute of the competition, and that alone is already remarkable. But in the face of the strong Izaki and Tokai, can Sakurako really win the championship?

"Okay, the four referees have come to the front of the Donghai players. We see that the latte art works of the East China Sea players have neat pictures and clear patterns, and they are worthy of being the champions of the World Latte Art Competition, which is simply perfect and impeccable. ”

"Full score! Full score! The judges unanimously gave a full score, this perfect score is well deserved, there is no dispute, in terms of latte art technology alone, the Tokai player is definitely the first in Japan!"

Seeing the judge's evaluation on the spot, Katsumi Tokai waved his fists excitedly and jumped up, he knew that only by winning the championship of the Japanese competition could he qualify for the World Series in Seoul, and if he could really win the World Series, he would become the double champion of the two major events in BC and the first person in the world coffee industry.

"Next up is Hoshino from Yokohama Gull Cafe, his work, ah...... Unfortunately, because the milk foam is not long-lasting, the pattern has started to blur!"

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With the referee's comments one by one, in addition to one milk foam made not delicate enough to cause the pattern to collapse, the other two were eliminated because the pattern was not perfect enough, and soon only Maruyama Coffee's Hidenori Izaki and Sakurako's Sakura no Sakura Coffee House were left.

When the screen first cuts to Sakurako's coffee, a familiar cartoon character appears in the coffee cup. Everyone present couldn't help but let out a burst of heartfelt admiration. This is...... Is it the image of Miss Akemi in "Le Dinner"? I didn't expect Miss Sakurako from Tokyo to have such amazing paintings. It's amazing.

"Excuse me...... Is this made with latte art?"

"Hey, a pattern with latte art needles and cinnamon powder!"

"Ah...... It's really amazing, the characteristics of the characters are depicted so clearly in a few strokes, have you still received professional comic studies?"

The referee on the scene asked Sakurako with some curiosity.

"Actually, downstairs in my house is a cartoonist's studio, and when I have nothing to do, I have learned some fur from her......"

The referee heard Sakurako's answer, and then took a sip of the coffee cup, accompanied by the mellow and fragrant taste of the cappuccino, and a natural caramel flavor made everyone nod their heads in praise.

"Full score, Sakura-no-Sato Coffee's Miss Sakura-in-ho actually got the second perfect score today, could it be Maruyama Coffee's Izaki player who was eliminated?"

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